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Fminor

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Riff]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------1~2-3-1------1---------3----3---1----------------|
A|-----3-3---------------3-------------------------1------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
CmTip jar on Bayou street, Blues man strummin that slide guitarBbm  
CmMo-Town drummer with a Detroit beat makin ends meet in a rock and roll barBbm  
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmup-town, down-town, up north down southBbm  
                                        CmN.C.
roof spread wide from that ground to that Missippi riverside
[Chorus]
Never left CmMemphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven
Bbmnever left MCmemphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records
Bbmshining for the Cmwhole world, through every twist and every turnBbm  
Cmit's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis
        BbmN.C
never left Memphis
[Verse 2]
CmGainsville West to Muscle Schoals Coast of CaliforniaBbm  
Cmmidwest roads to Chicago all the way down to TexasBbm  
[Chorus]
Never left CmMemphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven
Bbmnever left MCmemphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records
Bbmshining for the Cmwhole world, through every twist and every turnBbm  
Cmit's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis
         BbmN.C.
never left Memphis
[Bridge]
N.C.               Cm    Bm    Am  Abm  
never left Memphis
C   Bbm  Am  Abm
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmup-town, down-town, Bbmup north down southA  Abm  
Cmroof spread wide from that ground to that Missippi riverside
[Chorus]
Never left CmMemphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven
Bbmnever left MCmemphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records
Bbmshining for the Cmwhole world, through every twist and every turnBbm  
Cit's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis
         BbmN.C.
never left Memphis
[Solo]
Cm    Bbm   Am   Abm
Cm    Bbm   Am   Abm
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmup-town, down-town, Bbmup north down southAm  Abm  
Cmroof spread wide from that ground to that Missippi riverside
[Chorus]
Never left CmMemphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven
Bbmnever left MCmemphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records
Bbmshining for the Cmwhole world, through every twist and every turnBbm  
Cmit's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis
         BbmN.C.
never left Memphis
[Solo]
Cm    Bbm   Am   Abm
Cm    Bbm   Am   Abm
[Outro]
N.C.
Never left Memphis
N.C.
Never left Memphis

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Never Left Memphis

by Austin Jenckes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Abm

[Riff]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------1~2-3-1------1---------3----3---1----------------|

A|-----3-3---------------3-------------------------1------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Cm Bbm

Tip jar on Bayou street, Blues man strummin that slide guitar

Cm Bbm

Mo-Town drummer with a Detroit beat makin ends meet in a rock and roll bar

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Bbm

up-town, down-town, up north down south

N.C.

roof spread wide from that ground to that Missippi riverside

[Chorus]

Never left Memphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven

Bbm Cm

never left Memphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records

Bbm Cm Bbm

shining for the whole world, through every twist and every turn

it's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis

Bbm

N.C

never left Memphis

[Verse 2]

Cm Bbm

Gainsville West to Muscle Schoals Coast of California

Cm Bbm

midwest roads to Chicago all the way down to Texas

[Chorus]

Never left Memphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven

Bbm Cm

never left Memphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records

Bbm Cm Bbm

shining for the whole world, through every twist and every turn

it's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis

Bbm

N.C.

never left Memphis

[Bridge]

Cm Bm Am Abm

N.C.

never left Memphis

C Bbm Am Abm

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Bbm A Abm

up-town, down-town, up north down south

roof spread wide from that ground to that Missippi riverside

[Chorus]

Never left Memphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven

Bbm Cm

never left Memphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records

Bbm Cm Bbm

shining for the whole world, through every twist and every turn

it's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis

Bbm

N.C.

never left Memphis

[Solo]

Cm Bbm Am Abm

[Pre-Chorus]

Cm Bbm Am Abm

up-town, down-town, up north down south

roof spread wide from that ground to that Missippi riverside

[Chorus]

Never left Memphis, down streets of Beale and I'll beat these hands up in heaven

Bbm Cm

never left Memphis, down on Rhode Island and the moonlights sittin on records

Bbm Cm Bbm

shining for the whole world, through every twist and every turn

it's where everybody goes because everybody knows Graceland goes to Elvis

Bbm

N.C.

never left Memphis

[Solo]

Cm Bbm Am Abm

[Outro]

N.C.

Never left Memphis

N.C.

Never left Memphis

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